Naches River FMO Habitat

Overview

The Naches River is the main tributary of the Yakima River entering just north of the city of Yakima. It begins approximately 45 miles upstream at the confluence of the Bumping and Little Naches rivers (the American River flows into the Bumping River about 3.5 miles above this point). Other major tributaries of the Naches River include the Tieton River and Rattlesnake Creek. With the exception of storage dams, which block upstream migration on the Bumping and Tieton rivers, bull trout are able to migrate freely within the system. Below these dams there are 16.5 miles of habitat available to fish on the Bumping River and 21 miles on the Tieton River. Numerous smaller tributary streams also flow into the Naches River.